Atlas Mountains
Meaning
A mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Synonyms
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Translations
Atlasgebirge
Atlasgebergte
Atlas
Atlas
جبال الأطلس
Atlante
Cordilheira do Atlas
Algèria
Αλγερία Άτλας Ἀλγερία جبال أطلسPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/
Etymology
Calque of Arabic جِبَال الأَطْلَس (jibāl al-ʔaṭlas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), stemming from the belief that the mountain range is actually the body of the Titan Atlas after being turned to stone.
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